We know that every good and perfect gift comes from our Heavenly Father and that he loves to give good gifts to those who ask, but can you imagine the dilemma he faces in deciding how and when to give these gifts? He undoubtedly ...
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Love God. Love People.
I honestly don’t remember where I first heard it, but it was probably some church’s magnificent catchphrase. Love God. Love people.
I’m not a big Christian cliché fan, but I am a big “sum it up and simplify it,” guy. When it ...
Read MoreSuffering—The Best Thing That’s Ever Happened To Me (part 1)
We’ve all sat listening to a friend or loved one detail a story of a tragic circumstance from their life. Possibly the loss of a child. Or the fracturing of a cherished relationship. Maybe the struggle of being jobless for weeks or months. Or the ...
Read MoreThe Authentic Worshiper
Ever sat down, put pen to paper, and designed a detailed strategy concerning all it would take for you to become a 100% complete phony? Ha! We’ve all been pushed to adopt some audacious goals for ourselves in the New Year, but this might take the ...
Read MoreLoving God When You Don't Feel Like It
“If you only do what you feel like doing, you are not a believer, you are a feeler.” -Bill Johnson
Ever do something you didn’t feel like doing only to discover later that you were incredibly grateful you did it?
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We all struggle with temptation. With every passing minute it seems there is yet another enticement working to lure us into places we shouldn’t go. At the same time, temptation also comes at us repeatedly in our same old, ever-so-familiar areas ...
Read MoreCome As A Child
Isn’t it funny how we spend our entire young lives yearning to become adults only to have Jesus reveal that things work the other way around in the Kingdom? That, in the Kingdom, the supposed highest goal can end up being the lowest while ...
Read MoreGod's Will And The President Elect
As you prepare to vote—or as you reflect on the choices you have already made—let me share an important perspective on the election.
After the last few elections, we’ve heard some disappointed folks saying things like, "Oh well, God is ...
Read MoreThe Impossible Dream
I love quotes. All except the ones that only seem true—the ones that after further review are suspect at best.
Ever use this one? “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a ...
Read MoreGrace Redefined
Grace is bigger than we think. Much bigger.
Hard to believe, isn’t it? I mean, we already know about God’s grace. It is the most celebrated attributed in the Kingdom of God. It is the foundational consequence of the incredible ...
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